LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 1: chapter 1
Chapter 1
??? POV
' Oh god! I want to go home now' I thought clutching the seat tightly, feeling sweat trickling down my forehead. Calm down, idiot, the plane hasn't even taken off yet, I told myself.
As the hum of conversations in the plane grew louder and louder with more passengers filling the cabin, I shut my eyes, trying to will the nerves away.
Then the plane engine started, the low rumble vibrating through the seat and into my butt cheeks. feeling the unsettling shift in the air as we began to fly. ' ah ... shit ..Here we go ' I thought, gripping the seat even tighter.
"Heh, look at that newbie sleeping during an assassin exam," a voice snickered from behind me.
"Just ignore him. He'll be dead soon," came another voice nearby.
"Shut up. Don't tell me what to do."
" GRRR.. "
AUGH… Great, hearing their Fuckry is making my nerves throb again. I can't believe I'll spend the rest of the flight with those clowns
Then I felt a presence getting closer and opened my eyes to see a short-haired guy in a trench coat standing beside me. His eyes held something I couldn't quite put my finger on
However, I simply ignored him and turned my head toward the window.
"Is this seat vacant? " he asked, breaking the awkward silence.
"I don't know? What do you think?" I muttered, my voice barely above a whisper. The seat was clearly vacant, and the plane was already flying. I had no idea why he was even asking me this question ' what the hell ? Why am I acting like a girl in her period? He's asking politely
"is that a yes ? Then that's great… Name's Nagumo, nice to meet you," he said, waving at my reflection in the window.
I waved back trying to avoid starting a conversation.
"Haha, c'mon, tell me yours, or it wouldn't be fair" he said with a teasing grin.
He's annoying. Dude, leave me alone... I thought, but then it hit me—he'd be with me for the next hour. So I should at least be civil.
I sighed, rolling my eyes before finally mumbling "kasumi .name's kasumi "
"Mhmm, nice to meet you" he said, sitting down in the seat beside me
Talking about being annoying... I turned to the person behind me. "Can you please stop kicking my seat? You've been doing it for ten minutes now."
"Hah? What did you say, punk? Don't think just because you have some muscle—"
I stopped listening to his third-rate villain Bullshit and changed the subject as i turned my gaze toward his forehead "There's a booger on your forehead."
"it's called a mole, dipsh—"
Not giving him a chance to continue, I reached over and plucked the "booger" from his forehead.
"Oi bastard give it back "He snapped
The microphone crackled loudly, the static buzzing like a broken radio, before a voice cut through. It was the flight attendant
*Ahem Ahem ... hello jcc applicants, thank you for flying with us today
My name is sakura ,I will now explain the testing protocol * she said taking a piece of paper from her left pocket
* among this gathering of 100 applicants there are several undercover test administer and all of them have special bullets with the academy name JCC , your challenge is to identify the administor and take their bullet *she continued
So they want us to slaughter each other ?I thought this would be more civilised
"Mann, I should've brought my weapon," Nagumo muttered, clearly not as fazed by the announcement as I was.
"You're okay with mindless killing?" I asked him, noticing how clearly unfazed he was.
Hearing my question he smiled " Well we don't have any other choice do we ?"
Damn, he's right! I thought, gripping the seat tighter. I thought we were supposed to only kill bad people… Well, at least that's what Hyo said.
Seeing the commotion stir on the plane, the flight attendant continued, "We will give each applicant a random weapon. Make sure to use them properly… Have a nice flight—or should I say fight? Because, you know, 'flight' and 'fight' sound the same. Haha."
"Fuck you, bitch!" one of the applicants shouted at her
A low hum filled the cabin as compartments above the seats opened, releasing a cascade of weapons. Swords, axes, clubs, even bizarre items like frying pans and slingshots
Then, without warning, one of the applicants swung his bat at the applicant near him with brutal force making the Chaos erupt as others followed, slashing, swinging, and firing at anything that moved. The plane became a battleground, filled with the sounds of clashing steel and desperate cries.
"Wait a minute, how the hell am I supposed to fight with th—" one of the applicants shouted, holding up a spoon in disbelief.
Bang !
Then a deafening bang echoed through the cabin. The man collapsed, a neat hole in the back of his head. Behind him, another applicant lowered a smoking pistol, his face calm and cold.
The shooter knelt beside the corpse, rummaging through the lifeless man's pockets " shit he's not an admin"
Before he could get up, a sharp blade pierced the top of his skull by another applicant " thank you for the gun ..."
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"Oh my, how troublesome," said Nagumo, watching the chaos unfold with a bemused expression. "At least I was lucky to get a bread knife..." He turned to Kasumi, about to ask what he had received, but his words caught in his throat as he saw the weapon.
"—Pfft."
Kasumi stood with a tiny, rubber condom in hand, his face was unreadable . The absurdity of it, the way the chaos raged around them, made the rubber look almost comical. Nagumo chuckled, shaking his head.
"Well, atleast you can protect yourself from diseases."
Hearing his comment, Kasumi turned to look at Nagumo, his scowl deepening. "You think you're so fucking funny, huh?" His voice was sharp, but there was no immediate threat behind it. " I need to protect myself physically not sexualy DUMBASS "
Seeing Kasumi's reaction Nagumo raised his hands in a defensive gesture, smirking. "Hahahaha... don't worry, I will protect you... physically" he said, twirling the bread knife in his hand with a carefree flourish.
"The newbies are wide open. Attack them," one of the applicants ordered his men
Nagumo's smile never wavered as the attackers charged. With a swift, almost lazy motion, he swung the bread knife with surprising precision. In three quick, fluid strikes, the first attacker's head flew from his shoulders, followed by the next and the next. The decapitations happened so fast that the bodies barely had time to react before they crumpled to the floor, lifeless.
He wiped the blade with a satisfied grin, glancing at Kasumi. "See? Told you I'd protect you," he said, completely unfazed by the brutal efficiency of his actions.
"Oi, oi... that fucker there... he's too good," a guy shouted, pointing a trembling finger at Nagumo. "They're test admins... they've gotta be!"
"What!? That wuss-looking guy??" another applicant exclaimed pointing at nagumo who waved in response
"Hand over those bullets!" they shouted, lunging at Kasumi and Nagumo
Nagumo sighed, casually stepping aside as one of them lunged past him, crashing into a seat.
Kasumi didn't say a word. As one of the attackers came at him, he calmly raised his hand and delivered a swift slap. The force sent the man crumpling to the floor, unconscious.
Behind him, another attacker raised a rifle, aiming straight at Kasumi's head. Without even turning around, Kasumi flicked his wrist, sending a tooth from the previous guy flying. It lodged perfectly in the middle of the rifle's muzzle.
The attacker pulled the trigger. A split second later, the rifle exploded in his hands
'this doesn't feel like object test .... its more like a survival one till now I never seen anyone take a bullet ' Kasumi thought, his gaze shifting toward the flight attendant. She stood there, a smile curling on her lips as she met his eyes ' this bitch ... she have been standing near the flight deck since I've entered the plane... is she hiding something? '
Kasumi glanced at Nagumo, who was choking a man with his right hand.
"Nagumo..." Kasumi called.
Nagumo turned his head, eyes locking onto Kasumi." Yes ? "
"Can i...forget it"
Nagumo tilted his head in confusion "Huh!? ah ? "
Seeing Nagumo's reaction, Kasumi squinted his eyes at him before walking toward the flight attendant.
"Haha... that was random," Nagumo laughed.
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"Ara~ How can I help you, mister?" the flight attendant asked Kasumi who wasbstaring blankly at her.
"Well... I don't know how to say it," Kasumi muttered, sweeping his hair back " can you let me in ? I want to check on the pilots "
"Hmm? ... But I already did that, mister," she tilted her head.
"No no... I was keeping my eyes on you for the whole flight, yo—"
Not giving him time to finish the flight attendant lunged at him, extending her two fingers, aiming straight for his eyes.
Kasumi instinctively tilted his head to the side, her fingers narrowly missing their mark. Without missing a beat he threw a punch at her shoulder, his whole fist digging in her flesh
"Ack..." she grimaced her free left hand already reaching for something behind her back.
Seeing her reach for something, Kasumi struck her chest with the heel of his palm, aiming for her lungs. The blow forced her back, leaving her gasping for air.
" Phew... why make me do this to you, gir—"
Before he could finish, she stabbing him with a knife, aiming for his stomach. Kasumi reacted quickly, grabbing her wrist and twisting it. With a sickening crack, he broke her remaining arm
"ARGH!" she cried out in pain, dropping the knife as she staggered back, clutching her broken limb.
Kasumi followed up with a quick kick to her jaw, sending her crashing to the ground unconscious.
He then kicked open the flight deck door. "The fuck!?" His eyes widened at the sight of the pilots, both slumped over with round holes in their chests.
He quickly ran to check on them, but it was clear that they were long gone ' their body temperature is still warm , that mean they recently died but how ?? I was keeping my eyes on that bitch the whole flight ... wait a minute ' He pulled off one of the pilot's uniforms and started searching it only to find a few severed wires, their ends scorched as if burned. " a remote bomb ! " he deduced
"Fufufu~ what a fool. You should've killed me the moment I attacked you" She grunted, but before she could enter the flight deck Kasumi kicked her in the face again. Making her fall unconscious once more
He then took a moment to observe her motionless body before turning to the cockpit He sighed, eyeing the control panel. "Great, now what?"
"Tsk tsk tsk " a voice came from behind him
Kasumi turned to look at the voice's owner, only to see Nagumo leaning casually against the doorframe with a smirk.
" Oh man... that's Bad" Nagumo said, looking at the two bodies
"Do you know how to fly a plane, Nagumo?" Kasumi asked, his voice tinged with concern.
Nagumo smiled and confidently walked over to the controls. "I know a thing or two," he said casually, fiddling with the instruments. "It's really not that hard."
Kasumi raised an eyebrow. "Shouldn't you be using the control wheel instead of playing with those random buttons?"
Nagumo glanced back at him with a smirk. "Shhh, let the expert handle it," he replied confidently.
Kasumi's eyes narrowed as he looked at the control panel. "The engines stopped moving !...what the fuck?"
"Haha... My Bad" Nagumo chuckled, scratching his head nervously
"Huff..." Kasumi sighed, leaning back against the seat.' I should've just gone home '
Nagumo grinned. "Oh, c'mon, why the long face?"
Kasumi gave him a deadpan look. "Why, you ask? Oh, I don't know ? maybe it's the fact that we're about to plummet to our death. But hey, that's just me. What do you think?"
"Well, I won't," Nagumo said with a smirk, pointing to his back. "Because I have this."
Kasumi squinted. "A...parachute?"
"Haha, yep. Found it tucked away in one of the overhead compartments. Probably belonged to the flight attendant " Nagumo said, patting the parachute smugly.
" Well um ... can you take me wit-
Before he could finish, a rocket smashed into his head, sending him crashing through the cockpit windscreen.
Nagumo blinked, first at the gaping hole, then shifted his gaze toward the source of the rocket. Standing at the cabin's end was a man hefting a smoking RPG launcher, a smug grin plastered on his face " thats for stealing my mole You jerk "
"Seriously?" Nagumo muttered, blinking his eyes in disbelief.